Learn how to transfer your photos from your phone to your computer quickly and easily. The apps can be downloaded from your phone's app store.
We take a lot of photos on our cell phones, and often the device's memory becomes full. To avoid deleting the images, we usually transfer them to the computer to be archived. And to help with this task of saving photos, there are several applications that transfer photos from the cell phone to the computer, for Android and iOS devices, in a more practical way. Among the main ones are DropBox and Google Drive, for Android devices, and AirDrop, for users of iPhone and other Apple devices.
If you have any questions about how to make this transfer, check out some apps that will help you!
SHAREit
This application is available for Android and iOS cell phones and makes it easy to photo sharing, as well as video files, music, GIFs and others, can be sent to any computer. The premium version of this app costs R$$8.50 per month and provides increased transfer speed to over 100MBs and the ability to send files of 100GB.
To transfer photos, the app also needs to be installed on your computer. To send, simply open the app and click on the “Send” option on the home screen. On the next screen, simply add the files and click on the “Send” option again. You will need to pair your phone with your computer by scanning a QR code. After that, the file will be sent and saved in a folder in the app on your computer.
Google Drive
Google Drive, which is available for Android and iOS, is also ideal for transferring images to computers. To upload, you need to open the app, click on the “+” icon and select the “Upload” option. Then, you need to select the photo from your phone’s gallery and confirm again by clicking “Upload”. With the app open on your computer, you can access the photo and download it to your device.
Dropbox
Dropbox is also designed for saving photos and videos in the cloud. You can share documents, scan and convert files to PDF. Transferring images from your phone to your computer is very simple. With the app open, select the photo by clicking on the + icon, and then on “Upload photos”. After choosing the file, choose the destination folder for the file. Simply open the app, which must be saved on your computer, and download the image directly to your computer.
Xender
The Xender app can send photos to more than one device at the same time and play videos and music. The transfer can be done in a simple way, by opening the app and in the “Image” field choosing the desired file. Then, just click on the + icon and click on the “Connect PC” option to pair the two devices. You need to type the address in the computer's browser to make the connection and send the images, which will be saved.
AirDroid
This application has features of transfers, remote control, screen mirroring and more. To make the transfer, the app also needs to be installed on your computer. Open the app, select “My devices” to click on “AirDroid Desktop”, which allows the connection between the two devices. Then, press “Nearby” to find the computer. After that, a chat will open in the app, where you can select the photo from the gallery and send it to the app installed on your computer.
AirDrop
The tool, available for iPhone and Mac, you can transfer photos quickly. However, the transfer can only be done between Apple devices that are close together. To do this, the iPhone and the computer must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. Just open the Photos app and select the desired image. A sharing icon will be available and you will need to click on it. Press the AirDrop icon and select the available computer. The photo will then be sent to the computer automatically.
